News| MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, an opportunity to emphasize the importance of early detection. In recognition, MaineHealth’s coastal region is spotlighting efforts to improve access to screening and encourage conversations between patients and care teams about available options.

MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital and Midcoast Maine Community Action (MMCA) are excited to announce a new partnership that brought a Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program office to Rockport last month.

MaineHealth Pen Bay and Waldo Hospitals have received a $10,000 grant from Free ME from Lung Cancer to help uninsured and underinsured patients access follow-up lung cancer screenings, which are frequently not completed due to cost barriers.

MaineHealth Cardiology Rockport is expanding access to specialized cardiovascular care with the launch of an in-person advanced heart failure program. The program will make it easier for patients in the midcoast region to receive advanced heart failure care close to home.